Kate Toledo, a British subject, was born in Tanzania and brought up in Africa and New Zealand. She spent 20 years in Brazil, before settling in the Middle East in 2006. Now based in Dubai, a combination of still-life and traditional intricate embroidery are the main sources of inspiration for Toledo’s paintings, along with a tropical palette bought from Brazil. Kate paints in large-scale, combining strong colour and bold subjects with an architectural eye for composition, making her practice both deeply artistic and design-driven. She works with oil, acrylic, sculpture and photography. She a...